Aristoxenus (Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476)
Early Life
Aristoxenus (ar-ihs-TAWK-see-nuhs), born in Tarentum, was a Greek philosopher and music theorist who flourished during the fourth century b.c.e. He received his earliest musical training at the hands of his father, Spintharus, who enjoyed some reputation as a musician. He later studied with Lamprus of Erythrae, of whom little is known. In time Aristoxenus moved to Athens, where he studied with the Pythagorean Xenophilus—important in view of the position he was to take in his theoretical treatises. He also studied at the Lyceum with Aristotle. Because Aristoxenus...
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